When the media can't use their favorite euphemisms for Muslims, i.e. "Asians," "immigrants," "youth," "immigrant youth" or their "nationality" (another popular favorite), they resort to a level of piety, as in this case "Salafists" (a true Salafi revives the Sunnah of Muhammad in his worship and behavior).

"Intense debate on personal freedoms renewed recently in Morocco after a young woman wearing a short modern dress in a Rabat market was assaulted by people described as Salafists.Witnesses told Magharebia the girl was stoned and beaten because she was wearing clothes that were too revealing in the eyes of the assailants.

Human rights and women's organisations issued statements denouncing the assault on the Moroccan girl, during which she was stripped of her clothes entirely. Young Moroccan men and women turned to Facebook and online groups to call for protection of individual freedoms in Morocco, including the group "Débardeur and I am fine."...

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Muslims stone woman over dress in "Moderate" Morocco

When the media can't use their favorite euphemisms for Muslims, i.e. "Asians," "immigrants," "youth," "immigrant youth" or their "nationality" (another popular favorite), they resort to a level of piety, as in this case "Salafists" (a true Salafi revives the Sunnah of Muhammad in his worship and behavior).

"Intense debate on personal freedoms renewed recently in Morocco after a young woman wearing a short modern dress in a Rabat market was assaulted by people described as Salafists.Witnesses told Magharebia the girl was stoned and beaten because she was wearing clothes that were too revealing in the eyes of the assailants.

Human rights and women's organisations issued statements denouncing the assault on the Moroccan girl, during which she was stripped of her clothes entirely. Young Moroccan men and women turned to Facebook and online groups to call for protection of individual freedoms in Morocco, including the group "Débardeur and I am fine."...